Bengaluru: With the May 12 Assembly Polls fast approaching, Congress leaders are said to be exhorting pressure on Priyanka Gandhi, sister of All India Congress Committee (AICC) President Rahul Gandhi, to campaign in the State. Some top Congress leaders who met Chief Minister Siddharamaiah and KPCC President Dr. G. Parameshwara, have urged them to convince…
Congress to release poll manifesto on Apr.27
April 24, 2018Bengaluru: The State Congress will release its manifesto for the upcoming Assembly polls on Apr.27. The manifesto, said to be containing more than 200 promises, will be released simultaneously at different places by top leaders of the party. While AICC President Rahul Gandhi, who will be campaigning in the State, will release the manifesto at…
K.R. Pet MLA falls ill
April 24, 2018K.R. Pet: K.R. Pet JD(S) MLA K.C. Narayanagowda, who had filed his nomination as the JD(S) candidate yesterday morning, took ill later in the evening and was treated at a local hospital. Narayanagowda, who was upset after JD(S) Supremo issued the party’s ‘C’ form to another aspirant B.L. Devaraj, had staged a protest along with…
Sr. Advocate H.S. Chandramouli misses B-Form
April 23, 2018Madikeri: A week after it released the list of party candidates for 218 Assembly seats, the Congress on Sunday changed the candidature of its Madikeri nominee. The party replaced senior advocate H.S. Chandramouli with K.P. Chandrakala following objections against him for being part of the legal team of PNB scam accused Mehul Choksi. Chandrakala, a…
PM Modi to campaign for 5 days in State from May 1
April 23, 2018Bengaluru: Prime Minister Narendra Modi will kick off the May 12 Karnataka Assembly election campaign by addressing nearly 15 election rallies for five days in the State. He is likely to be in the State for five to six days and address two to three public rallies every day. Even though the campaign calendar has…
920 candidates file nominations so far in State
April 22, 2018Bengaluru: The total number of nominations for May 12 election to Karnataka Legislative Assembly is inching towards the four-figure mark and so far, 920 candidates have filed their papers till Saturday, after the notification was issued on April 17. Out of 920, 48 candidates have filed papers from Mysuru district. According to official sources, in…
Officers undergo training in election process
April 22, 2018Mysuru: To ensure proper and sanctity of electoral process and the smooth conduct of elections, all election-related officers, including Returning Officers and Assistant Returning Officers underwent training on the election procedures at various centres in city this morning. Returning Officers and Assistant Returning Officers will hold crucial posts during elections. Officials who were trained are…
Poll Code: One kg gold, household articles worth Rs.8.63 crore seized
April 22, 2018CD of short film on voter awareness released Mysuru: In the backdrop of Model Code of Conduct kicking in, so far Rs.17,13,000 cash, 7,500 litres of liquor and 54 vehicles have been recovered. Besides, Rs. 8.63 crore worth of household articles and one kg gold have been seized in the district. Disclosing this to reporters…
Siddharamaiah has his way, will contest from Badami too
April 22, 2018Bengaluru: After days of uncertainty and opposition from within the party, Chief Minister Siddharamaiah appears to have prevailed. Apart from Chamundeshwari, he will take the electoral plunge from Badami in Bagalkot District. The CM is set to file his nomination papers from the constituency on Tuesday (Apr.24) The decision comes after much dilly-dallying but the…
Sandesh Swamy, Prof. Rangappa to file papers tomorrow
April 22, 2018Mysuru: BJP candidate from Narasimharaja (NR) Constituency Sandesh Swamy and JD(S) candidate from Chamaraja Constituency will be filing their nomination papers at the respective Returning Officer’s office in city tomorrow. Addressing a press meet at Pathrakartara Bhavan here yesterday, BJP candidate from NR Constituency Sandesh Swamy said that he would offer puja at Huliyamma Temple…
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